Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-06-22
MORE FUN THAN FISH.

The following Watertown people en-
joyed a fishing excursion to Nagawicka
lake last Thursday: D. O. Bradbury and
wife, s. B. Fuller and wife, w. S. Howe,
Miss Leila Green, w. G. Stone and wife, G.
E. Parks and wife, Miss Quincy Lewis,
Miss Anna Pugh, Arthur Prime, Theo.
Prentice, Fred Prentice, Miss Mamie Hill,
Gus Altrogge, Lansing Brown, DR.. w. F.
Whyte and wife, Dr.. Moulding and wife,
Miss Nellie Howell, 6. w. Webb, wife and
daughter, Miss Mary Baum, Chas. Brad
bury, Ed. May and wife, Mrs. John
Throne.
How we'll they enjoyed it may be
judged from the following narrative fur
nished by one of their number: "Weleft
WATERFOWL on the A. M. train, and ar
irving at Nagawicka station, had but q
abort walk before we saw the beautiful
little steamer Titsnia, which had been
chartered for the day, and was waiting
for us. After all aboard was sounded we
steamed away for the island, some three
miles distant, and on arriving there found
the captain had made ample provision for
all to take small boats and go fishing. 1t
was very jolly party, and the writer
made up his mind that when the boats
lett the island it meant more fun than fish,
but all were very anxious to catch the
first fish and the largest string, and went
to work with will. We were gone about
two hours, when one by one the boats
commenced to return, all reporting to
have seen lots of fish and hooked
a great many, but out of all the
boats only three fish to be seen, so we set
about getting dinner, that is the ladies
did, and the gentlemen all took to the
steamer and went to Dela6eld in search of
ice; at least that is what they said. AT
ter waiting about an hour for their return
we saw part of them on the maitland, op-
posite the island, making frantic efforts
to get our attention. We did not at first
know Just what to make of it, and some
of the ladies thought when they were first
seen that perhaps they were attacked by a
band of wild Indians, but upon Sec
ond thought knew that could not be, and
then saw who they were and that they
wanted some boats to get over to the is
land with. They said the steamer could
not come just when they wanted it to,
and that the ice was hard to find, etc.,
ETC., and so they thought they would
walk, and that it did not occur to them
that they could not just as we'll walk to
the island as ride until they found them
selves on the bank of the lake and about
half mile of water between them and
dinner. But we finally all got dinner
and felt better. While at dinner we
missed one of the boys who soon returned
with seventeen pounds of fine pickerel
that he said he had caught in the fore
noon, but as none of the other boats had
any he did not want to make US feel bad
before dinner by showing us what ne had
caught. The writer soon after this seeing
clone Fisherman" Ca strangely on the
lake hailed him and asked if he had any
fish to sell, but be said he had just sold
all he had to the other fellow for 5O cts,
and this accounted for it all. We soon
packed up and steamed OFT for Nagawlcka
cottage, and from there took carriages ana
drove through the surrounding country,
visiting all the places of interest until we
finally arrived at Nashotah station, and
while awaiting for the train all joined
hands on the platform in Virginia reel,
to the great delight and amusement OF
the natives. I would like to say right
here that it was the general opinion ex-
pressed great many times that Captain
Jacques and his beautiful little steamer
Titania could not be beat in this whole
state of Wisconsin, and anyone wishing
jolly good time for day or longer cannot
do better than to go right to him.
Oeonomoroc Free Press. ,.